"Refractive Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deviations from the average or standard indices of refraction of the eye through its dioptric or refractive apparatus.
| Descriptor ID |
D012030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Refractive Errors- Refractive Errors
- Error, Refractive
- Errors, Refractive
- Refractive Error
- Refractive Disorders
- Disorder, Refractive
- Disorders, Refractive
- Refractive Disorder
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refractive Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Vision impairment in boys recruited to the iREAD study. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2025 Jan 27; 14(1):5.
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Comparison of Unaided and Aided Visual Acuity in Adults With Down Syndrome. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2025 Jan 02; 14(1):30.
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Inner Retinal Microvasculature With Refraction in Juvenile Rhesus Monkeys. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Aug 01; 13(8):42.
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Scoping review: Reporting characteristics for the safety of contact lenses in the pediatric population. Optom Vis Sci. 2024 Sep 01; 101(9):556-562.
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Short-Term Myopic Defocus and Choroidal Thickness in Children and Adults. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 01; 65(4):22.
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Quality of life after wearing multifocal contact lenses for myopia control for 2?weeks in the BLINK Study. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023 Nov; 43(6):1491-1499.
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Dioptric differences between clinically determined and metric-optimised refractions for adults with Down syndrome. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023 09; 43(5):1016-1028.
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Objective Measures of Near Viewing and Light Exposure in Schoolchildren during COVID-19. Optom Vis Sci. 2022 03 01; 99(3):241-252.
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Visual Acuity Outcomes in a Randomized Trial of Wavefront Metric-optimized Refractions in Adults with Down Syndrome. Optom Vis Sci. 2022 01 01; 99(1):58-66.
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The prevalence of refractive errors in college students in Israel. J Optom. 2022 Oct-Dec; 15(4):284-292.